Highway vs Refined Yellow
Where Highway belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Refined Yellow is a Jotun color. Highway reads as beige-greige, while Refined Yellow reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Highway (LRV 47) reflects noticeably more light than Refined Yellow (LRV 44), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Highway vs Refined Yellow in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Highway and Refined Yellow are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Highway vs Refined Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Highway on one side and Refined Yellow on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Highway comparisons
See how Highway stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
